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Crown ElectroKinetics
(OTC:CRKN)
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Rating:42Neutral
Price Target:
$0.19
▲(284.00% Upside)
Action:Upgraded
Date:02/03/26
The score is primarily held down by weak financial performance—persistent negative margins and negative operating/free cash flow outweigh strong revenue growth. Technical indicators provide only a modest near-term offset with improving short-term trend and neutral-to-moderate momentum. Valuation contributes little due to a non-meaningful P/E and no dividend yield data.
Positive Factors
Strong Revenue Growth
Sustained high revenue growth indicates successful market adoption of CRKN’s electrokinetic technology and expanding customer relationships. Over 2–6 months, persistent top-line momentum supports capacity scaling, commercial partnerships, and provides a platform to leverage fixed costs toward future margin improvement.
Negative Factors
Persistent Unprofitability
Ongoing negative margins indicate the business has yet to achieve profitable unit economics. Without durable margin expansion from pricing, mix, or cost reductions, the company faces structural profitability risk that can impair reinvestment and investor returns over several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Strong Revenue Growth
Sustained high revenue growth indicates successful market adoption of CRKN’s electrokinetic technology and expanding customer relationships. Over 2–6 months, persistent top-line momentum supports capacity scaling, commercial partnerships, and provides a platform to leverage fixed costs toward future margin improvement.
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Crown ElectroKinetics (CRKN) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$19.12K
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)4.88K
Price to Earnings (P/E)―
Beta (1Y)10.27
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryUS
Employees65
SectorBasic Materials
Sector Strength58
IndustryChemicals - Specialty
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)N/A
Shares Outstanding1,737,954
10 Day Avg. Volume2,366
30 Day Avg. Volume4,881
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.49
Price to Book (P/B)56.71
Price to Sales (P/S)64.03
P/FCF Ratio-51.85
Enterprise Value/Market Cap>-0.01
Enterprise Value/Revenue>-0.01
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit<0.01
Enterprise Value/Ebitda<0.01
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Crown ElectroKinetics Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Crown ElectroKinetics Corp. (CRKN) is primarily engaged in the development and commercialization of optical switching films. The company's core focus involves leveraging advanced electrokinetic technology to create innovative solutions for the sma...
How the Company Makes Money
Crown ElectroKinetics generates revenue primarily through the sale of its proprietary electrokinetic display technologies and related products to manufacturers in the electronics industry. The company partners with key players in sectors such as a...
Crown ElectroKinetics Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
30
Negative
Balance Sheet
40
Negative
Cash Flow
35
Negative
| Breakdown | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 19.70M | 153.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 | 100.00K |
| Gross Profit | -714.00K | -733.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 | -520.00K |
| EBITDA | -23.06M | -18.34M | -14.61M | -21.82M | -7.76M |
| Net Income | -25.95M | -28.98M | -14.37M | -37.16M | -40.76M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 34.98M | 9.53M | 6.59M | 9.65M | 388.64K |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 13.70M | 1.06M | 821.00K | 6.13M | 48.31K |
| Total Debt | 2.53M | 2.16M | 3.60M | 8.00K | 3.08M |
| Total Liabilities | 12.74M | 4.85M | 6.06M | 664.00K | 7.35M |
| Stockholders Equity | 22.24M | 4.68M | 530.00K | 8.99M | -6.96M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | -24.33M | -18.33M | -11.95M | -12.04M | -1.07M |
| Operating Cash Flow | -18.18M | -16.16M | -11.14M | -11.41M | -1.04M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -6.21M | -2.82M | -812.00K | -2.40M | -26.60K |
| Financing Cash Flow | 37.03M | 19.21M | 6.64M | 19.90M | 1.02M |
Crown ElectroKinetics Technical Analysis
Negative
0.05
Price Trends
0.13
Negative
0.12
Negative
0.21
Negative
Market Momentum
-0.04
Positive
23.71
Positive
-4.40
Positive
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CRKN, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.05 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.08, below the 50-day MA of 0.13, and below the 200-day MA of 0.21, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.04 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 23.71 is Positive, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of -4.40 is Positive, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for CRKN.
Crown ElectroKinetics Risk Analysis
Crown ElectroKinetics disclosed 59 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. Crown ElectroKinetics reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 3 New Risks
1.
If the trading price of our Common Stock fails to comply with the continued listing requirements of the Nasdaq Capital Market, we would face possible delisting, which would result in a limited public market for our Common Stock and make obtaining future debt or equity financing more difficult for us. Q4, 2023
2.
Due to the recent implementation of the Reverse Stock Split, the liquidity of our Common Stock may be adversely effected. Q4, 2023
3.
Crown Fiber Optics is dependent on the communications industry and may be susceptible to the risks associated with it, which could materially adversely affect its business, financial position or results of operations. Q4, 2023
Crown ElectroKinetics Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
61 Neutral | $10.43B | 7.12 | -0.05% | 2.87% | 2.86% | -36.73% | |
57 Neutral | $77.44M | 93.46 | 2.11% | ― | 7.82% | -64.59% | |
50 Neutral | $7.48M | -0.75 | -77.79% | ― | 15.67% | 75.35% | |
47 Neutral | $38.70M | -3.31 | 196.02% | ― | -96.04% | 9.12% | |
43 Neutral | $5.15M | -0.12 | -43.37% | ― | 61.85% | 49.02% | |
42 Neutral | $19.12K | -0.05 | ― | ― | ― | ― |
* Basic Materials Sector Average
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Crown ElectroKinetics Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
Crown ElectroKinetics Divests Fiber Optics Operating Assets
Neutral
Jan 8, 2026
On January 2, 2026, effective January 5, 2026, Crown Fiber Optics Corp., a subsidiary of Crown Electrokinetics Corp., entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement to sell all of its equipment, tools, inventory, vehicles, machinery, and other tangible ...
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